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Causes of Urinary Tract Obstruction - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Upper Tract - Bladder NOT distended on ultrasound,
Causes of Urinary ... NOT distended on ultrasound ... radiolucent on x-ray ... Posterior Urethral valves ... Diagnosis #Algorithm #Causes
Intestinal Ascariasis on Point of Care Ultrasound (POCUS)

Ultrasound of tubular structure with echogenic walls in dilated
Ascariasis on Point of Care ... Ultrasound (POCUS ... ) Ultrasound ... lead to bowel obstruction ... (as in this case
Causes of Increased Amylase (Hyperamylasemia)
Increased serum amylase is not always due to pancreatitis. Here are some
Causes of Increased ... Here are some other ... causes ... Intestinal perforation, Obstruction ... Pheochromocytoma • OBGYN
Imaging Modalities for Renal Calculus

AXR. KUB
 - Good far calcium-containing stones useful when limited radiation dose
radiation dose Ultrasound ... identify non-calculus causes ... MRI - Limited value ... for non-calculus causes ... scan) when an ultrasound
Antenatal / Prenatal Care Schedule 
At Every Visit: Weight, Blood pressure, Psychosocial screening, Counseling re. Indications
Antenatal / Prenatal Care ... delivery • Dating ultrasound ... - Chorionic villus ... Antenatal #Prenatal #Care ... Evaluation #Obstetrics #OBGyn
Common Bile Duct Stone on POCUS

Here’s a similar case in a 70yo F with a remote
Here’s a similar case ... RUQ pain and an obstructive ... POCUS #clinical #ultrasound
Acute Fatty Liver of Pregnancy (AFLP)
Pathophysiology:
 • Defect in fetal free fatty acid metabolism products →
= nonspecific (nausea ... Antithrombin Ill • Ultrasound ... Support - Critical care ... hepatology #obstetrics #obgyn
Differentiating NBTE from Infective Endocarditis
No pathognomonic signs/symptoms or echo features that are specific to NBTE, and
features that are ... Heart failure -(rare ... left-sided heart valves ... in up to 30% of cases ... location, Valve destruction
Broncholithiasis - Differential Diagnosis Framework

 • Also known as: Lung stones, pulmoliths, pneumoliths, bronchial calculi
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inflammation or obstruction ... • Broncholiths are ... Diagnosis: • Chest Xray ... Broncholithiasis - Infectious Causes ... Noninfectious Causes
This is a parasternal long axis view of a young patient presenting with 3 days of
normal chest x-ray ... Beside ultrasound ... In this case, the